MARRIAGE: Robert J. HILLIS to May E. KNOX, 1899, Blair County, PA

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HILLIS - KNOX.

  Married at the manse of the Indiana, Presbyterian church, Knox 
county, Ind., October 12, at noon R. J. Hillis, M.D. and Miss May E. 
Knox, both of Altoona, Pa.  The marriage took place at the home of the 
bride's sister, Mrs. Hooke, wife of the Rev. B. H. Hooke.
  The ceremony was performed by Rev. George Knox, pastor of the 
Presbyterian church, of Vincennes, Ind., father of the bride, assisted 
by Rev. Hooke.
  The wedding march was played by Miss Orry Owens.  Helen Knox and Edna 
Lingle accompanied by Sam and Gaylord Knox, little nieces and nephews 
of the bride, preceded them, strewing flowers as they entered the 
parlor.  S. T. Knox, of Altoona, and Miss Elizabeth Knox, of Vincennes, 
were the attendants.
  The manse was beautifully decorated with autumn leaves, flowers and 
mistletoe for the occasion.  Only relatives of the bride were present.
  Among the guests were S. T. Knox, of Altoona, and Mrs. B. S. Lingle, 
of Cherokee, Iowa.  After the ceremony had been performed and 
congratulations extended a wedding dinner was serviced.  Dr. and Mrs. 
Hillis will take a protracted tour to Chicago, up to Detroit through 
the lakes, up the St. Lawrence to Toronto, down the Hudson to New York, 
and thence to Altoona where they will be at home to their many friends 
at 2430 Broad avenue until the beautiful new home which the doctor is 
erecting in Juniata is completed.

Morning Tribune, Tuesday, October 17, 1899

Note: Robert J. and May Hillis appear in the 1900 Juniata, Blair County 
census.